Top News Stories with Steve & Amy (April 13, 2017)

by SPIRIT 105.3 // April 12, 2017 05:00 pm

Each weekday morning, Steve & Amy share the top news stories your friends & families might be talking about. This week brought to you by ZEROREZ. Looking for more than just the headline they shared? Click the links below.

Burger King launches ad triggering Google home devices–some call it the next wave of advertising. Yesterday, Burger King premiered a 15-second ad on YouTube with a way to bring extra attention to their products. ‘You’re watching a 15-second Burger King ad, which is unfortunately not enough time to explain all the fresh ingredients,’ the commercial says. ‘But I’ve got an idea. O.K. Google, what is the Whopper burger?’Anyone who owns a Google Home device will notice the device registers the question and responds with information from the Whopper Wikipedia page once it hears its prompt, ‘O.K. Google.’ There has been a huge backlash -citing commercials should not be able to hijack voice activated gadgets although there are no laws against this currently.

Traffic apps trigger congestion through Clyde Hill--A popular shortcut to the State Route 520 bridge is steering drivers onto the streets of this small Eastside community – and raising safety concerns. For people headed from the Bellevue area into Seattle, Apps like ‘Waze’ and ‘Google Maps’ tell drivers they can save a minute or more by cutting through town–but they’re asking drivers to take Bellevue Way instead to prevent congestion.